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Three families, separate yet joined by the sins of the fathers; sins that will ultimately lead to tragedy.Mark Richmonds trip to York takes a surprise detour when he runs into Helena Crawford and ends up accompanying her to her parents ruby wedding anniversary in Drumlee, Scotland.Six months earlier, Mark attended Peter Kingsleys sixtieth birthday party the father of his now-estranged wife, Sophie where Peter was unexpectedly taken ill. Marks father, Charles, has been friends with Peter for forty years, but how well does he really know himAs Peters health continues to deteriorate, it seems the Richmonds and the Kingsleys are inextricably entwined by devastating secrets, resentment, betrayal and deceit. And who is Ellie, the girl in the hooded anorak, who appears on the cliff path in Drumlee, pale and shivering from the cold.



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Anthea Fraser

Anthea Mary Fraser (born 1930) is a novelist. Her mother was a published novelist and Anthea began composing poems and stories before she could write. At the age of five she announced that she wanted to be an author. However, despite having been a prolific writer in school, she did not become a professional writer until after her two daughters were born. Her first professional publications were short stories. Her first novel was published in 1970. Her first significant success was with her 1974 novel Laura Possessed, which had a paranormal theme, and was followed by 6 other similarly themed novels. She then wrote some romantic suspense stories before turning to writing crime fiction. She has created two mystery novel series, the first featuring 'Detective Chief Inspector David Webb' with the Shillingham police.



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